New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
DR.. SMITH AND THE RAGS
rEsrrFYrNa IN HIS OWN BEHALF.

TEsrIFYING IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
mn DENIES THAT HE USED HIS INFLUENCE IN FA-
voR OF THE BALTIC STORES.
TIA ease Of Lockwood MeClinteek against Health On
eer Smith and h Bartlett Co.. was continued before
Justice Ipgraham In the Supreme Court yesterday. DE-
Smith was carefully examined by his COUNSEL Mr. Prem
tss ON all the points leading up to seizure OF rags OF
lockwood McCntock and their being sent to Barefts
store for disinfection. W. Bourke COCKTAIL coun
eel tor the plaintiffs. placed himself on the
record as almost equal Ira shsfer as an opcc'o er
he against every question or answer that would
favor the defendants or enighen the JURY as tothe
purity of the health officers motives DR. Smith said that
IN 1855 he began to think that the dsnfecon OF rags at
che mort from which they insufficient and not
\ proper safeguard to health IN this country.
DID
oonisrenes Of health Officers At the n r
tion and preventing an Invasion Of infectious diseases IN
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screws We're added saying the Increase in the .p u%S %e
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sSy nsssne that was not entirely successful and salts
The object of the defendants lawyer was 10 show taat
DR. Smith did not advise any change IN tne had been
In explaining how he ST ea 70 pposs
~. oilt hat
one day and said that he was the representative OF ds
Injecting company ss ras of disease in Of
rags He did not pay much attention to the the
ySTns sa %an' viii be for
Tnns that an S5s to Ta ae eape Of
my own business and my own interests sir ana m9vea
sSs! Of esh at Poes headquarters where again
Jaw the Young man and also Mr. Parker who intro
duced himself said that he was also representative
of the new disinfecting company.
ewho else We're at that M %estps Ap ha'On d.
Wa any Comment on the now process madei AYes
sir result of the test was discussed pf stedhosg M
which was Subjected to the heated steam process
report the two processes the one formerly IN use
and the steam system here introduced IL showed
comparative results
Dr Smith what was the result Of IT s by s yo5
any manneri ' A"No SIR not in the remotest degree
You ever s s e any sir Gif have
o~Haye you ever made any suggestion to any United
oMpia You ever receive any recompensei A-NOt
o@%cre You ever offered reward in any wsyi A-No
DR. Smith also denied that he had had any conversation
with the other defendants in the case nor h9d u ever
been subject OF between 'he anx e one G
Esw.Yerk nor promised Mr. Bartlett to give him the
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said by him about the new process because ne aa NOT
think OF it until he was advised by the Department to Sc
lect suitable place for the experiments win tne WA ma
chine On returning to the case OF the steamship 'si
permit for s nSn OF the
He Was not allowed to answer question whether he
ang ono else IN NeMYork had an interest in the Of
that vessel But he gave long description OF IA how What
9 purify THe .sSsSo,s, Of and lighters a,sss
iaborers in the handling Of cargoes that had been seized
t sn n Of p sm to show how
for this work were made and II the had been
But Mr. Ccskrsns objection was maintained ana recess
After the recess Dr. Smith resumed giving of tes
mony He said that he had seen st Of The Inspectors
sss ssss sSr
sYour Honor" said Mr. Prents. II have just received
Which he had overlooked and Dr. Smith wishes his tes
mony to be changed accordingly" ., ,o.noo,
the opposing counsel admitting the circular, which
was finally decided in favor OF Dr. Smith The doctor
denied telling the plaintiffs that he would like to help
them and that he would do anything that
he could help them and the only way he could 40 SO
But he told them that he would be glad to help them In
any way he could consistently with his duties US
health officer
o-Dd you have interview with Mt McChntock and
hsn he ask you the vessel had been
stopped ala Jump up and say that remedy was his
DID You say that the rags taken somewhere
Al had already scat pass
When Mr.. Cochran began the cross-examnatlon. he
t to he witty and kept the members of the jury laugh
ing until the Judge raped order He went the
enre ground of the direct examination, but elcted no
new facts OF any material value.
= The case Will go on to-day at IL a m